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Business Unit Director jobs are open across manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, technology, and consumer goods, at levels from newly promoted director to senior and executive, with specializations in P&L ownership, operational strategy, and cross-functional team leadership. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce.
Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.
The SR Director Business Unit Finance – Supply Chain, Operations and Facilities will partner with the Chief Supply Chain Officer and the broader Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities leadership teams to provide analytics, modeling, insights and decision support to drive premier performance across planning, supply chain, logistics, operations, and facilities.
Additionally, this role will lead analysis to maximize the financial returns of capacity expansion, asset allocation, facilities investments, and operational strategies across our sites, operational functions, and initiatives in a high-growth environment.
This role will drive excellence by optimizing data quality and accuracy, delivering actionable solutions, and creating valuable insights with a keen focus on cost drivers, variances, trade-offs, operating productivity, facilities utilization, and industry trends.
The SR Director will lead all aspects of network inventory reporting, including improving and streamlining processes, and communicating key reporting insights and opportunities for global improvement, cost savings, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities leadership to understand performance, optimize operational decisions, design and implement long-range strategies, and manage cost improvement opportunities.
- Provide financial results and key performance indicators for facilities, operational costs, cost of goods sold, logistics performance, and key working capital drivers through trend, variance and ratio analysis.
- Drive continuous improvement in a high growth and fast paced environment of modeling, analytics, information organization, cross functional alignment of the key storylines, trends and identification of business needs.
- Make recommendations to business process changes based on experience, analysis, best practices and best-in-class optimization and work cross functionally to gain alignment for improvements.
- Analyze options for the allocation of scarce resources to secure the greatest short-term and long-term returns for the business through scenario planning, financial modeling and hands-on understanding of Ferguson’s supply chain model, operating network, and facilities footprint.
- Drive margin improvement by working with operations, facilities, and supply chain teams to optimize resource use, improve productivity, lower costs relative to revenue drivers and focus the company on maximizing efficiency across our multi-site, facilities, and logistics network.
- Handle multiple projects at one time and actively collaborate with internal/external partners.
- Assist with developing plans for Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities to ensure outstanding financial performance that delivers competitive advantages in the marketplace.
- Develop and drive adherence for policies and processes related to global inventory.
- Lead the capital allocation process and maximization of return on investment on capital spend across existing and future assets, including facilities, automation, equipment, and capacity expansion strategies.
- Lead ad-hoc financial analysis for any special projects as required.
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related Business field with MBA preferred.
- Minimum of 15+ years of experience.
- 8+ years of experience leading others, including demonstrated success in effectively leading and developing high performing teams.
- Prior experience in supply chain finance, operations finance, facilities finance, logistics and/or distribution.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to quickly establish a personal brand within the organization to drive cross functional collaboration and influence resources outside one’s direct responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in partnering with and influencing functional leaders to drive action toward and deliver against targeted operational strategies.
- Track record of delivering high-impact and measurable results.
- Outstanding analytical skills and abilities.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Understanding of end to end business processes.
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to present information and analysis in a meaningful, timely and user-friendly manner.
- Ability to understand and navigate large organizations and business functions.
- Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced environment.
- Strategic and pragmatic with the ability to carry an idea through execution.
- Mature executive presence.
- Experience working cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment while also being able to work and think independently.
- Self-directed and motivated to work with minimum supervision, conferring with manager or others on more complex matters.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and modeling skills.
At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!
Pay Range:
Actual pay rate may vary depending upon location. The estimated pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on a candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.
This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information
Job Posting:
Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce.
Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.
The SR Director Business Unit Finance – Supply Chain, Operations and Facilities will partner with the Chief Supply Chain Officer and the broader Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities leadership teams to provide analytics, modeling, insights and decision support to drive premier performance across planning, supply chain, logistics, operations, and facilities.
Additionally, this role will lead analysis to maximize the financial returns of capacity expansion, asset allocation, facilities investments, and operational strategies across our sites, operational functions, and initiatives in a high-growth environment.
This role will drive excellence by optimizing data quality and accuracy, delivering actionable solutions, and creating valuable insights with a keen focus on cost drivers, variances, trade-offs, operating productivity, facilities utilization, and industry trends.
The SR Director will lead all aspects of network inventory reporting, including improving and streamlining processes, and communicating key reporting insights and opportunities for global improvement, cost savings, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities leadership to understand performance, optimize operational decisions, design and implement long-range strategies, and manage cost improvement opportunities.
- Provide financial results and key performance indicators for facilities, operational costs, cost of goods sold, logistics performance, and key working capital drivers through trend, variance and ratio analysis.
- Drive continuous improvement in a high growth and fast paced environment of modeling, analytics, information organization, cross functional alignment of the key storylines, trends and identification of business needs.
- Make recommendations to business process changes based on experience, analysis, best practices and best-in-class optimization and work cross functionally to gain alignment for improvements.
- Analyze options for the allocation of scarce resources to secure the greatest short-term and long-term returns for the business through scenario planning, financial modeling and hands-on understanding of Ferguson’s supply chain model, operating network, and facilities footprint.
- Drive margin improvement by working with operations, facilities, and supply chain teams to optimize resource use, improve productivity, lower costs relative to revenue drivers and focus the company on maximizing efficiency across our multi-site, facilities, and logistics network.
- Handle multiple projects at one time and actively collaborate with internal/external partners.
- Assist with developing plans for Supply Chain, Operations, and Facilities to ensure outstanding financial performance that delivers competitive advantages in the marketplace.
- Develop and drive adherence for policies and processes related to global inventory.
- Lead the capital allocation process and maximization of return on investment on capital spend across existing and future assets, including facilities, automation, equipment, and capacity expansion strategies.
- Lead ad-hoc financial analysis for any special projects as required.
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related Business field with MBA preferred.
- Minimum of 15+ years of experience.
- 8+ years of experience leading others, including demonstrated success in effectively leading and developing high performing teams.
- Prior experience in supply chain finance, operations finance, facilities finance, logistics and/or distribution.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to quickly establish a personal brand within the organization to drive cross functional collaboration and influence resources outside one’s direct responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in partnering with and influencing functional leaders to drive action toward and deliver against targeted operational strategies.
- Track record of delivering high-impact and measurable results.
- Outstanding analytical skills and abilities.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Understanding of end to end business processes.
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to present information and analysis in a meaningful, timely and user-friendly manner.
- Ability to understand and navigate large organizations and business functions.
- Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced environment.
- Strategic and pragmatic with the ability to carry an idea through execution.
- Mature executive presence.
- Experience working cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment while also being able to work and think independently.
- Self-directed and motivated to work with minimum supervision, conferring with manager or others on more complex matters.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and modeling skills.
At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!
Pay Range:
Actual pay rate may vary depending upon location. The estimated pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on a candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.
This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Information
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business unit director jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive business management or operations leadership experience
- Demonstrated P&L ownership and accountability for a defined revenue-generating unit
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, engineering, or a related field
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams including sales, operations, and finance
- Experience developing and executing multi-year strategic and operational plans
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred for roles at large enterprise organizations
Tips for Your Business Unit Director Job Search
Quantify P&L scope on your resume
Business unit director roles are screened heavily on revenue ownership. State the exact dollar size of the business unit you led, the headcount you managed, and the margin improvement you drove. Vague claims about 'driving growth' won't pass the first cut.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists business unit director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to each sector
A business unit director resume that works in manufacturing often fails in SaaS because the KPIs differ sharply. Swap in sector-specific metrics, EBITDA and OEE for industrial roles, ARR and churn for tech. Hiring managers notice immediately when language doesn't match their world.
Target companies at an inflection point
Business unit director roles open most often when a company is reorganizing, entering a new market, or spinning off a division. Filter openings by company news as well as title. A newly carved-out business unit gives you far more authority and visibility than a stable, established one.
Prepare a 90-day plan for interviews
Final-round interviews for business unit director positions almost always include a strategic presentation. Build a credible 90-day plan that covers how you'd diagnose the unit's performance, the first operational decisions you'd make, and how you'd earn cross-functional trust in the first month.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Before discussing pay, clarify the business unit's current revenue, headcount authority, and board visibility. A smaller unit with full P&L control and a direct reporting line to the CEO is often more career-defining than a larger unit buried in a matrix structure.
Business Unit Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most business unit directors?
The most active employers for business unit directors right now are BD, MKS, and ISEC, and the most openings are in California, New York, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is consistent across industrial, financial services, and healthcare sectors.
How many business unit director jobs are remote?
About 86% of business unit director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully remote roles remain less common at this level than for individual contributors. Strategy-focused and business development sub-roles tend to offer the most location flexibility, while operations-heavy roles typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a business unit director?
Most business unit directors reach the role by progressing through functional leadership positions, typically managing a department or product line before taking on full P&L responsibility. Building a record of measurable revenue or margin impact, developing cross-functional credibility, and completing a general management rotation or MBA accelerates the path considerably.
Can you get a business unit director role with limited director-level experience?
Yes, but you'll need to close the gap with demonstrated ownership, not just seniority. Candidates who have managed a significant budget, led a product launch end-to-end, or run a regional operation often compete effectively for smaller or newly created business units even without a prior director title on their resume.
What does the business unit director interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds and includes an HR screen, functional interviews with the CFO or COO, a panel with peers across sales or operations, and a final-round strategic presentation to senior leadership. Expect case-style questions on how you'd diagnose underperformance and allocate resources within a constrained business unit.
Where can I find and apply to business unit director jobs?
You can find and apply to business unit director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your industry background and P&L experience, then apply directly to each listing that fits your profile.
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